This regulation on deregulation is a result of an executive order that President Barack Obama issued in 2012 asking federal agencies to eliminate outdated red tape.

The CMS outlined many of its targeted regulations in a proposed rule in February 2013 and received more than 400 comments.

Most praised the agency's decision to end a requirement that a physician make a trip to a rural health clinics or federally qualified health centers at least once every two weeks. The new rule, the CMS said, recognizes that telemedicine allows providers to maintain high-quality care in remote areas.

Other changes include:

Allowing registered dieticians and qualified nutritionists to order patient diets without pre-approval from physicians.

Giving ambulatory surgical centers more flexibility to meet supervision requirements for radiological services that are integral to their procedures.

Permitting nuclear medicine technicians in hospitals to prepare radiopharmaceuticals without the constant presence of a supervising physician or pharmacist.

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